For the Minecraft project Craft Attack 13, 100 content creators have teamed up to play live on Twitch. However, the fun has been interrupted since the weekend, as some streamers’ accounts have been banned.
Who was banned? Several Twitch streamers have been affected in Craft Attack 13, who can no longer play with their accounts: Marcel “Nooreax”, Hugo “LetsHugo” Godert, Bastian “BastiGHG”, and most recently Dennis “SparkofPhoenix”.
This is not a server ban, as LetsHugo already experienced, but an account suspension from Mojang itself. With the account, the Twitch streamers cannot participate in Craft Attack 13 for the next few days. The alleged reason for the suspension: hate speech or discrimination.
Hate speech and discrimination are a clear reason for Mojang to suspend a Minecraft account. This is stated on their website help.minecraft.net.
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Why were BastiGHG, Nooreax and LetsHugo banned?
Why were the Twitch streamers banned? The exact reason or what lies behind it remains unclear for now.
For an account suspension, the respective account must be reported. However, the server for Craft Attack 13 is a private server and not a public one.
This means that participants from the Craft Attack 13 project must have reported the accounts, and they must have been banned by the admin.
This procedure is also described by the Minecraft Help Center. In such cases, one should contact the admin (source: help.minecraft.net).
There is a suspicion that SparkofPhoenix elaborated on, suggesting that it could be an exploit. To suspend a Minecraft account, it must be reported with a reason. Both players would need to be together on a server; otherwise, an account cannot be reported.
However, the suspected exploit is said to allow reporting an account even if there has been no prior contact with it.
It is important to emphasize: This is a suspicion, not a proven fact.
The incident has also made it to the Subreddit r/Minecraft, where the situation is being discussed.
What happens next? The affected Twitch streamers reported that they are already working on a solution. Nooreax, for example, announced that he would like to continue playing with a second account, which he has now also done. Otherwise, the streamers will have to endure the suspension for the time being.
Microsoft has purchased many graphics cards for AI services. Now it has thousands of graphics cards, but there is a lack of power and infrastructure. A problem that Microsoft shares with many other providers.
The demand for AI apps and services is leading to a significant growth in the need for graphics cards and computing chips that can meet the demand.
However, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, recently stated in an interview that this is not the biggest issue: because you also need the infrastructure and the energy to actually be able to utilize the computing capacity. A problem he currently has.
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Microsoft CEO says: Computing power is not the problem, but the energy supply
Nadella said: Satya Nadella stated in an interview with the Bg2 Pod podcast with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that while Microsoft currently has a number of AI chips physically stored, it cannot connect them because corresponding data centers, power, and cooling systems are lacking.
He made this statement on YouTube in response to a question from Brad Gerstner, the host of Bg2 Pod, on whether Nadella and Altman agree with Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, who said that there is no chance of an overloading of computing capacity in the next two to three years:
I think you can’t really predict the cycles of supply and demand in this particular case, right? The point is: What does the long-term trend look like? The long-term trend is what Sam (CEO of OpenAI) has said, namely that ultimately, quite frankly, the biggest problem we currently have is not an oversupply of computing power, but the energy supply – that is, the ability to complete the builds quickly enough near the power supply.
If you can’t achieve that, you might have a lot of chips in stock that I can’t connect. That is indeed my problem today. It is not a chip supply problem, but the fact that I do not have warm shells [= pre-equipped server racks with sufficient power supply and cooling] to connect.
Many data centers face the problem of insufficient energy supply
The current crisis is industry-wide relevant: other providers of large data centers (so-called hyperscalers) are also facing similar bottlenecks and are exploring how they can reconcile the growth of AI computing capabilities with infrastructure and energy supply (via kontronn.com).
Nadella speaks of a “Power Density Crisis,” where data centers require far more power per square meter than before, which the networks and buildings cannot supply. The solution requires massive investments in power grids, cooling, and data centers, as well as technological innovations in chips to make them a bit more energy-efficient.
Nvidia earns billions with AI chips and graphics cards, which are needed for data centers. In an interview at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Jensen Huang, the head of graphics card manufacturer Nvidia, explained that today’s AI systems often provide answers that are not optimal. He emphasized that users should constantly question whether an AI answer is “hallucinated” or makes sense: Nvidia earns billions with AI, now the CEO says: It will take years before we can trust AI
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Despite the ongoing legal battle with Nintendo, Palworld remains resilient, and updates are being released regularly. Now the game even enters an official co-op with a free survival game on Steam.
Which game is it about? In July 2024, the free survival game Once Human was released on Steam. With countless weapons and extensive base building, you must assert yourself against large monsters and other players in a dystopian setting.
It is now significantly more colorful in the new collaboration. On a new island, you will receive visits from the Pals in Once Human and can even become one yourself.
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Once Human presents a new trailer showcasing the new collaboration with Palworld
Become a Pal, travel with your friends
What can you expect in the new collaboration? The new map was released along with some other updates with patch 2.2.0 on October 29, 2025, the full patch notes of which you can see on the official Once Human website. In addition to general updates and adjustments, players can experience various content related to Palworld until January 20, 2026.
The most important feature is the 3 new Deviations from Palworld. With Cattiva, Chillet, and Chillet Ignis, you can find 3 new monsters that can accompany you. With 5 new transformation cookies, you even have the opportunity to transform into the Pals.
This even helps your friends, because if you transform into one of the Chillets, other players can ride on you. In this form, you also have new emotes that come from Palworld.
Additionally, there is the new island Paradise Island. There you will find the Pals and other Deviations. On this island, you can take photos, dance, find loot, and win various gifts in hourly events. All cosmetic items from the collaboration should be unlockable for free.
As is common in free-to-play games, some of the content is hidden in daily login bonuses you can collect.
Trainers in Pokémon GO report a bug in raids last weekend. This has caused frustration in the community.
Last weekend, the Dynamax Battle Day took place in Pokémon GO. There, you had the opportunity to challenge and catch Deponitox in its Gigantamax form for the first time.
However, some trainers seemed to encounter problems that caused frustration on Raid Day. Additionally, trainers lost some of the most valuable items, which apparently cannot be easily compensated for as of now.
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No Raid, No Pass
What was the problem? Trainers on Reddit report that there were various issues during the Gigantamax raid. There was an error message in Pokémon GO that could occur both at the beginning and during the raid. Additionally, it could happen that the screen froze.
The error message caused all trainers to be kicked out of the raid, preventing them from continuing.
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Besides the end of the raid, there was another problem. The passes that trainers used for the raid disappeared due to the prematurely ended raid. This is because your raid pass is consumed in a Dynamax or Gigantamax raid as soon as the raid starts. The Dynamax particles, on the other hand, are only consumed once you successfully complete the raid.
Theoretically, it is possible to rejoin a raid for which you used the pass. However, for the Gigantamax raids over the weekend, the raids were only available for a relatively short time before the power sources renewed. Furthermore, all trainers need to be ready to try again, as many trainers are required for a Gigantamax battle.
Is there compensation? So far, there has been no official statement from Niantic regarding the issue, nor any information on potential compensation for affected trainers.
Some players report in the Reddit post that they have already contacted Niantic’s support chat.
KeyElectrical3561 shares an automated response he received from support. It states: “After a thorough investigation, our data shows that you successfully completed the mentioned raid or already received a refund for this raid issue. Since no raid issue was found, we cannot grant you compensation in this case.”
Grails_Knight adds that after two chats with support, he received a remote raid pass as compensation for the two raids in which the issue occurred.
Have you also had problems with the raids? Feel free to let us know in the comments. If you want to know which events, raids, and other content await you in the coming weeks, take a look at our overview with all events in November 2025 in Pokémon GO.
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A former developer commented on the MMORPG related to Halo, which was halted in development by Microsoft.He also expresses strong criticism.
Who is it about? Sandy Petersen was a level designer for Doom and Quake before joining Ensemble Studios. Ensemble Studios is the studio behind Age of Empires I-III, which also created Halo Wars.
Petersen has now spoken in a new post on X.com about the demise of Ensemble Studios and also explains why a gigantic MMORPG died with it.
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Anger about Microsoft
What would the MMORPG have looked like? According to the former developer, the team in 2008 was working on a “gigantic MMO” in the Halo universe. Under the code name “Titan,” it was supposed to take place thousands of years before Halo and include various planets, species, and the universe like today’s Star Wars: The Old Republic.
The MMORPG would have been further along in development, Petersen believes. The home worlds for all species and the quest lines of the game were already functional. However, according to him, that did not protect the MMORPG from cancellation.
Why did the MMORPG fail? Despite his estimate of revenues of 1.1 billion USD (about 945 million EUR) in 2008, the MMORPG was never released (via X.com). Sandy Petersen attributes the reason to the former head of the Xbox brand, Don Mattrick.
According to Petersen, Mattrick was only focused on his stock bonus, which was based on the income of the coming three years. But the developers at Ensemble had estimated the development time until completion to be 3.5 years – 6 months too late for the bonus.
According to Petersen, the studio was closed to save the costs incurred in developing the Halo MMORPG. For Petersen, this is incomprehensible. He states that Ensemble Studios never sold less than 3 million copies per title.
The allegations from Sandy Petersen seem serious, and it is unclear whether and how much of it is really true. The end of the 2000s was also the time of the financial crisis in the USA, during which Microsoft also had to struggle. Whether the personal stock bonus of one person really decided the fate of the MMORPG remains questionable. Another MMORPG is also on the verge of cancellation for financial reasons: Former WoW lead has to seek new investors for his own MMORPG, making him quite “salty”
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Fans of One Piece have long suspected that there is a connection between an antagonist and a member of the Straw Hat Pirates. Now, the author of the pirate adventure has confirmed that this is true.
Which two characters are involved? Among the fans of One Piece, there has long been speculation that Queen, a subordinate of Kaido from Wano Country, could be the father of Franky. On a merch card for Queen, it was noted that he abandoned a son 36 years ago who was 10 years old.
And this fit perfectly with Franky, as he was abandoned by his parents at the age of 10. In Wano Country, the two ultimately confronted each other as enemies within their pirate crews. However, at the time of the battle, neither of them would have known that they were related.
The author of the manga, Eiichiro Oda, left it open whether the two truly belong to the same family. However, in a new Q&A session, the secret was finally revealed.
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The author of One Piece stammers, revealing a secret
How did he reveal the secret now? The author of One Piece regularly answers fan questions in SBS volumes. In the 113th volume, he was indeed asked directly whether Franky and Queen are father and son.
Oda responded as follows:
Eh…!!! (Oh no… You’ve noticed! You must have seen it in the One Piece encyclopedia – the Vivre Card from the year Queen’s child was born matches Franky’s birth year! And the year Queen abandoned his child also matches the year Franky was taken in by Tom!! It would be strange if the readers knew something that the characters themselves do not… I have to talk my way out of this somehow…!) N… Nyo, they are… nyot…!!!
The author would have preferred that the secret had never come out. After all, Franky and Queen themselves do not even know that they belong to the same family.
This is why the manga artist stammered and left the fans with a rather peculiar answer, from which we can, however, infer that the two are indeed father and son.
However, there are still numerous secrets to be revealed before the end of One Piece. Therefore, it will likely still take some time before Luffy’s story concludes. What these secrets are and when the end of the manga is anticipated, we explain in a separate article: When will the story of One Piece end?
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Dungeons & Dragons offers a variety of different elven races, yet the classics are often preferred. Therefore, we present to you 4 races that you shouldn’t miss, as they hold great potential.
Elves and half-elves are among the most popular playable races in Dungeons & Dragons (see for example YouTube). Again and again, many players revert to these classic fantasy variants. However, the multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons offers several other elven races that fly under the radar.
Many of them have useful gameplay advantages over their “normal” counterparts and are also suitable for particularly exciting character designs, developments, and backstories. To ensure you don’t miss out on them, we introduce you to 4 elven races that we believe are completely underestimated.
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Eladrin
Special Abilities: Fey Step
Eladrin originate from the Feywild and embody the seasons and emotions of the realm’s inhabitants. This is reflected in their appearance and moods. Some of them change over their lifetime, while others remain aligned with their favored season.
Autumn Eladrin represent peace and goodwill, Winter Eladrin represent reflection and sorrow, Spring Eladrin represent joy and hope, and Summer Eladrin represent boldness and unbridled energy. You can choose or roll for your alignment freely.
Like all elves, Eladrin do not need to sleep, but instead enter a deep trance to rest. You can use this meditation during any long rest to change your season. This allows you to visually adapt your character to the given situation.
Like most elves, Eladrin can live over 750 years. A very practical gameplay feature that distinguishes them from “normal” elves is their ability Fey Step. With this, you can use a bonus action to teleport 30 feet (9 meters) to a visible and unoccupied location. Starting at level 3, you even gain an additional effect that depends on your season.
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A new currency has been found in World of Warcraft. The player base is already in an uproar: Because much looks like real money currency.
The data miners from wowhead have found some new graphics in the game data of the Alpha of Midnight, which quickly caused a lot of excitement. The graphics remind of numerous mobile games – it is a currency that will be called “Hearthsteel”.
The problematic aspect that worries many: The graphics strongly resemble typical “shop offers”, where you can buy different bundles of a currency for real money, as known from many other games.
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Why are real money currencies frowned upon? In most games, real money currencies have an extremely bad reputation. This is due to several reasons.
On one hand, such currencies are usually associated with rewards that cannot be obtained by simply playing. Only those who pay get special content.
On the other hand, currencies like “diamonds” or “gems” obscure the real price of an item. When you first have to exchange euros for a certain amount of a fantasy currency and then trade this for items, you would have to awkwardly calculate the exact purchase price. It also strongly encourages impulse purchases.
Hearthsteel – The terrible premium currency or not so bad?
Community is outraged without knowing the exact currency: Although it is not yet known how “Heartsteel” will be used in World of Warcraft or whether it is even a real money currency, many players are already upset. The vast majority assume that it will be a currency for housing items. Especially in the comments of wowhead, but also in the WoW subreddit, there are many voices hoping that resistance will arise:
“I knew they would sell housing items, but that they would introduce a secondary currency instead of simply using Battle.net credits is obviously a bit dirty. I expect housing items to cost 510 currency, but the currency will be sold in bundles of 500 etc.” – Periwinkleditor on reddit
“A game that costs 130 euros (not counting expansions) just to be able to play it, should not have a premium currency.” – VolksDK on reddit
“Is this a late April Fool’s joke? In the meantime, I wish Bobby Kotick was back and [Microsoft] gone again.” – andrusza on wowhead
“I thought it was okay for there to be stuff in the shop, but can we not introduce these fake currencies to deceive people and entice them to spend more money? That is so dirty and simply has no place in a subscription game like WoW.” – saiadar on wowhead
Nothing confirmed, but a lot of concern
However, to be fair, it must be said that data mining does not necessarily mean that there will really be a new premium currency in “our” version of World of Warcraft. Even if it seems plausible with the introduction of housing, the currency could be something that is only offered in China, for example. In the Asian market, such premium currencies are much more widespread and accepted than in the West.
Icons like these have been extracted.
At the same time, it could also be the case that the icons are used for game content, such as the various NPC vendors that you can encounter in the neighborhoods of housing in World of Warcraft. The icons could then simply represent different unlocks, like at different glory levels.
A mild skepticism may well be warranted, but before Blizzard makes an official announcement here, perhaps one should hold back the anger a bit. Because we still do not know for sure where and how this currency will be used and whether we will ever see it here. A lack of players should not be the reason for the introduction of a potentially problematic currency – because WoW probably has more players than ever before.
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In ARC Raiders you can complete a variety of different quests given to you by NPCs. For one, you need to repair antennas at field depots. We will show you where and how to complete the quest.
What kind of quest is this? The NPC Shani gives you the quest “Off the Radar,” where you need to find field depots. Antennas were destroyed there by a storm. You are asked to repair one and then complete the match.
Here you will find 6 easily reachable locations on the map “Dam Battlegrounds” and tips on how to complete the mission quickly and safely.
Update from November 3, 2025: We have made some structural adjustments to the post.
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All field depots that you can find quickly
To get through the quest as quickly and safely as possible, we recommend visiting the Dam Battlegrounds map. Here you will find the depots close together and at fixed positions.
Once there, you just need to reach the antenna on the roof and repair it, then quickly seek cover and escape through an extraction point. However, it takes a little while and is not without danger. That’s why we have a few tips for you.
Tips and tricks for the safe completion of “Off the Radar”
How can you identify a field depot? You can see field depots from afar because their antenna sticks up high with a kind of “satellite dish.” It is located on a rusty trailer that often contains valuable loot as well. It’s definitely worth taking a cautious look inside.
What should you pay attention to? Before you head to the damaged antenna, it’s important to check the area and make sure that no hostile players are attempting something similar or are nearby. Because as soon as you start repairing the antenna, you will make noise that will attract their attention.
Once you have repaired the antenna, you should quickly run to the next extraction point. If you die before escaping the zone, you will need to attempt the quest again.
What do you get for completing the quest? Once you complete the quest, Shani gives you a skin for your backpack.
The skill tree in ARC Raiders is fundamental for improving yourselves, but which talents should you choose first? We took a closer look at the system and provide you with important tips so that you are ready for the release.
How does the skill tree work? Those who collect enough XP in ARC Raiders will be able to gather skill points over time. With these points, you activate different nodes on your skill tree to benefit from permanent bonuses. These include increased movement speed while sneaking or stamina regeneration while walking.
Equipment is not everything in ARC Raiders, so it is important to know how to optimally spend your points. With a strong build, you can also outplay your enemies more easily. Therefore, we show you where to focus while leveling up.
Update from March 23, 2025: The article has been reviewed and is current.
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Wichtige Tipps für ARC Raiders, um die ersten Runden zu überleben
Skill tree in detail – Here’s how you should level up
If you want to optimally level your skill tree, you need to know how it is initially structured. In total, you have three areas available that you can equip with skill points independently of each other. Each of these areas offers its own bonuses, which are as follows:
Conditioning (green)
This is all about your health and stamina – essentially your will to survive.
Mobility (yellow)
Everything related to movement, your speed, and stamina can be found here,
Survival (red)
Here you will find everything regarding looting, your carrying capacity, and breaking open containers.
This is what the skill tree looks like (source: arcraiders.wiki)
Now it’s time to find out what is important for you. Do you mostly play alone and have no backup? Then you should increase your speed while looting and breaking open. If you are mostly in a squad, you should prioritize your movement speed and climbing. Mobility and survival are your main areas to focus on.
Conditioning is a branch among the three points that you can fill sporadically, but not necessarily. The green bonuses simply do not perform as well compared to yellow and red. If you want to experiment a bit, you can use arcraiders.build. There you can also find other builds that might interest you.
How to reset the skill tree for a respec
How can you reset the skill tree? Only if you participate in an expedition project. These expeditions appear every 8 weeks and offer new rewards, but you must first be level 20. Once you have completed the expedition, you can completely reset your progress and your accumulated loot (account level and collected cosmetic items are excluded).
This expedition represents the seasonal wipe, but it is entirely optional. If you do not wish to participate, you can safely ignore it and keep your leveled-up raider. However, if you want to reset your raider and try a new build, there is no way around the expedition.
In ARC Raiders there are exclusive rewards that you can secure through Twitch Drops. Whether there are currently any available and how to get them, you can read here.
Update, February 24, 2026: The article has been reviewed and updated with new information about the update “Shrouded Sky”.
What drops are currently available? In line with the launch of the new update “Shrouded Sky”, there are new Twitch Drops available for you to secure. The following items are involved:
Royal Steed – Pendant for your backpack
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Record Player – Addition for your backpack
Duration: 2 hours of watching
These are the rewards
You can find suitable streams by keeping an eye on Twitch for those streaming ARC Raiders and having the tag “Drops enabled”. You can find suitable streams on this overview page.
How long does the action last? The action runs from February 24, 2026, at 1:00 PM until March 24, 2026, at 12:59 PM. So you have plenty of time to secure the items.
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Get Twitch Drops and redeem codes – Here’s how
To secure the Twitch Drops, you need to do the following:
First, you need to have an account at Twitch that you have linked with your Embark account. You can do this under Settings → Connections. If that doesn’t work, you can also link your accounts via your Embark Account under “Connected Accounts”.
Select a stream that revolves around ARC Raiders and is marked with the label “Drops enabled”.
Watch it for the required time. You can track your progress at this link.
Your secured drops will then automatically appear in your inventory, collect them within 24 hours.
After you have collected them, they should appear in your game.
If everything worked, you will also receive the items automatically in the game and can use them.
If you didn’t participate in the playtest before and are now starting fresh in the extraction shooter experience of ARC Raiders, the entry can be a bit bumpy. Therefore, we have some tips for you to make it easier and to quickly become a decent raider: ARC Raiders: 8 tips for beginners that you should know at release
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In ARC Raiders, there are various materials you need to collect for quests, including the fireball burners. We will show you where to find them here.
Where can you find fireball burners? To get fireball burners, you must defeat fireballs and loot their remains. These are ARCs, robotic entities that roll around in balls and attack you with a flamethrower. You can usually find them in buildings or underground facilities where they patrol and attack any threats they scan.
Feel free to visit the dam battlefields at the following locations:
Hydroponic Dome Complex
Test Cultivation
Research and Administration
Control Room of Water Treatment
Control Tower
You can find aggressive ARCs in other locations as well, but the ones mentioned above are the most accessible.
Do not confuse the pops with the fireballs. The former have a white exterior, while fireballs are encased in metal and are more robust.
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What do I need fireball burners for? You need fireball burners for 3 quests so far:
Fight Fire With Fire
The Right Tool
What Goes Around
With them, you have to ignite enemies, primarily ARCs, using the fireball burners.
Apart from that, you can also use this item temporarily against real enemies, as the device creates a fire explosion upon impact, temporarily engulfing enemies in flames. This can prove especially useful in tight spaces.
This is what the fireballs look like
How do I best fight against a fireball? Do not waste your ammunition unnecessarily against fireballs. If you do not have weapons with strong armor penetration, you will not damage their exterior.
Try to approach them as close as possible. They should then open their weak spot, which houses the flamethrower. You need to sink 1-2 rounds into this white core. If done correctly, the fireballs will burst.
Be careful to only briefly enter the attack radius of the robot; otherwise, they will set you on fire, and the damage taken should not be underestimated. Additionally, you should also keep your distance when you eliminate one of these enemies. When they explode, they ignite a small radius, which you also want to avoid.
That was all the important information about the fireballs and their burners. Do you have any additional tips on how to comfortably fight against these creatures? Then feel free to share them with the community in the comments. You can also find more tips for ARC Raiders here if you are a newcomer: ARC Raiders: 8 beginner tips you should know at release
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Warhammer 40,000 is full of incredibly powerful individuals – the strongest among them are Psykers, the spellcasters of the world. However, there are counters to them: Humans with a very special gene. However, they have a hard time just trying to survive.
Although Warhammer 40,000 is a science fiction world, there is a significant fantasy element. Psykers are something like wizards, using the powers of the Warp to perform spells.
Psykers often fall into chaos – or are directly consumed by demons. They are extremely rare, at least among humans. While all humans (like Aeldari) are psychically active, only Psykers can utilize their vastly greater power. The most famous and powerful Psyker to have ever lived is, by the way, the Emperor himself.
Nonetheless, there are humans who can simply shut down Psykers, quite literally: Blanks, also known as Pariahs or Untouchables. Simply put: Blanks deactivate the Warp around them, making any use of psychic powers impossible.
They cannot be directly affected by spells, nor can spells be cast in their proximity. This makes them something like “Anti-Psykers” and quite literally so.
The Sisters of Silence were founded during the Horus Heresy. You can see their first leader in the cinematic:
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The trailer for the new edition of the Horus Heresy in Warhammer 40,000
Humans who can simply keep the Warp out
Strictly speaking, Pariahs are a mutation. Although mutants are generally reviled and killed in the Imperium, there are some “sanctioned” and controlled mutations – including Psykers and Blanks.
One gene makes it impossible for Blanks to establish a connection to the Warp or be perceived by psychic powers. They are in the Warp what a black hole is in real space. Consequently, they even have the power to grant demons a “true death” and not just banish them back to the realm of chaos.
Since the Warp is the realm of emotions and souls, they are considered soulless by many. While this is demonstrably false, the claim persists stubbornly, to the point that even most Pariahs believe it – even when the opposite is proven.
As humans normally possess some psychic power or connection, being near Untouchables is even unpleasant for “normal” humans to the point that Blanks are sometimes killed immediately after birth or even beforehand. They appear “wrong” to humans and can even drive them insane simply by their presence.
Exactly this makes Untouchables equally powerful. Because they are so uncomfortable for humans, Blanks can learn through proper training to become physically unnoticeable. The human brain simply filters out that someone has come through the door – because it’s more pleasant not to have to see or hear this “thing”.
“Why aren’t there any truly powerful Blanks?”
On Reddit, a user wants to know why there are no Blanks that are as powerful as unnaturally powerful beings like the Emperor, Malcador, or Magnus. Veterans provide several explanations for this:
On one hand, Blanks are extremely rare. Powerful Psykers like Magnus or the Emperor did not arise naturally; only one has been “born” in the last 40,000 years. The chance for Blanks is even smaller.
On the other hand, such a powerful Blank would probably not survive long. If they are not killed at birth or prior because they appear so “wrong”, they would likely be so reviled that they would be cast out and accepted nowhere.
It is even possible that the Blank is so powerful that they are simply ignored unintentionally because people cannot or do not want to perceive them. For a newborn, this is naturally a death sentence.
Unlike Psykers, the Pariah gene that grants Untouchables their power is inheritable. Consequently, it would be possible to breed Blanks – only, very few people actually want to have anything to do with them.
Two organizations gather the rarest mutants in the Imperium
Although they are so rare and no one wants to have anything to do with them naturally, Blanks are highly sought after in the Imperium, but of course as a weapon. They particularly serve the Inquisition to neutralize Psykers. There are even two organizations that explicitly consist only of Untouchables:
The Sororitas Silentum (also known as Sisters of Silence) are, like the Adepta Sororitas, an all-female order. They have taken a vow of silence and communicate through sign language. They serve as the military arm of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica, in which Psykers are searched for and recruited (or destroyed).
Culexus Assassins are the rarest, most feared, and dangerous members of the Officio Assassinorum. Their exclusive targets are Psykers. Although almost exclusively men become Culexus Assassins, there are also women among them. The Culexus Temple is said to breed Blanks in laboratories – causing their members to become particularly devoid of empathy due to lack of parents.
However, it is not just the Imperium that uses Pariahs as weapons: among the most gruesome fates in Warhammer 40,000, there is one where a Blank was literally sewn to one of the founders of the Grey Knights to permanently disrupt his connection to the Warp.
Even though Blanks sound particularly powerful now, they are not invincible. For example, Psykers can use projectiles or – very comically – drop heavy objects on a Pariah. After all, they are only immune to direct influences, not to psychically manipulated but physical objects.
Even demonic beings have a chance against them. A Khorne Berzerker, for instance, killed the first leader of the Sisters of Silence, Jenetia Krole, without even realizing what he had killed – he simply could not perceive her.
ARC Raiders sends you on a hunt for fruits again, and this time it’s about olives and prickly pears. We’ll show you where to find them and why you need them in our short guide.
Where can I quickly find olives? To reliably get olives, you can resort to the location “The Blue Gate”. On the map, you should mark the target “Olive Grove”, because many olive trees are growing there.
Land best without a loadout, with an empty safety slot, because this way you can keep the olives even if you die. Now go to the trees, shake them and collect the fruits.
The Blue Gate is currently a good place for olivesThese white trees are waiting to be shaken
Now approach the white trees and interact with them. A light kick will shake some olives from the tree that you can pick up.
Where can I quickly find prickly pears? You can find the fruits of the cacti mainly in barren and dry mountain landscapes with sandy soil. The best place is the outskirts of the Dam Battlefields. Here you can often find 2-3 cacti in the surrounding settlements and remote areas.
Here are good spots for prickly pears on the Dam BattlefieldsThese are the cacti you should look for
This fruit cannot be shaken from the plant; instead, they lie simply on the ground. If there are none, someone has already snatched them. Here, too, the rule applies: keep your safety slot free for the fruits.
What do I need the fruits for? You need the fruits to level Scrappy from level 3 to 4. To achieve this, you need 6x olives, 6x prickly pears, and 1x cat bed. You can find the bed in settlements or villages. The Buried City could thus prove to be an extremely reliable location.
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Wichtige Tipps für ARC Raiders, um die ersten Runden zu überleben
Scrappy is currently an important source of resources that Raiders can obtain on the side. Every player tries to level the chicken. So pay attention when visiting one of these locations, whether an enemy is hiding in the bushes just waiting for you. Fortunately, ARC Raiders has up to 20 weapons, so you can defend yourself in such cases. We show you which are the best in our list: ARC Raiders: The best weapons for every situation
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In game development, developers often have to rely on tricks and techniques when the hardware fails. If done skillfully, you won’t even notice it.
The limitations of video games have become significantly less over the years. Graphics have drastically changed in just a few decades, storage space on hard drives is nearly “unlimited”, and technology continues to advance. Developers are therefore less frequently constrained and can almost let their creativity run wild. But that hasn’t always been the case.
When the hardware was still poor, clever ideas had to be devised to push the limits—and ideally incorporate them as gameplay mechanics.
In the gaming subreddit, various players are now discussing technical limitations that were cleverly implemented as gameplay mechanics to disguise them or even define an important aspect of the game.
If things don’t go as planned, games also produce quirky bugs, like in WoW:
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Silent Hill and the Sinister Fog
The first example mentioned by the post creator Double-decker_trams is the first Silent Hill from 1999. In the game, there is a “thick, supernatural fog” that envelops the town. The fog is almost always present and ensures that you can only see a few meters ahead.
However, this was not just gameplay but also a limitation of the hardware. At that time, it could not render items and objects that were in the distance, which is why the objects “disappeared in the fog” and were only properly loaded when you got closer.
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Such fogs can still be found in many older games, especially on consoles, but also in expansive MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, which still have a “Draw Distance” setting that significantly increases the fog when turned down.
But only Silent Hill made this a part of the story and gameplay.
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On Netflix, there are quite a few series for fans of video games. In 2025, an adaptation of a popular action game was released, which not only did well but also boosted the sales of the game franchise, despite it being quite old.
Which series is it about? On April 3, 2025, Netflix released Devil May Cry. The animated series targets an older audience and adapts the world of the eponymous action game series by Capcom, focusing on the main character Dante, who faces his family history while also having to stop demons.
The series was successful on Netflix. In the release week (March 31, 2025 to April 6, 2025), the series performed quite well. Devil May Cry ranked 4th in the Netflix charts, achieving 5.3 million views and 21,000,000 watched hours in just 4 days.
However, the success of the series also had a big impact on the game franchise.
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Teaser: Devil May Cry – The series adaptation of the popular video game premieres on Netflix
The game franchise was revived, even though the last new installment was released in 2019
What happened to the Devil May Cry series after the show? Capcom published a financial report for the first half of the fiscal year 2026, which is set to end on March 31, 2026. This refers to the period from April to September 2025. Capcom reported which 10 games sold the most during this period.
In 1st place, surprisingly, is Devil May Cry 5 (the Special Edition is included) with about 2.1 million sales. This brings the game to a total of nearly 10.8 million sales overall. The game was originally released on March 8, 2019 (the Special Edition on December 4, 2020). The Devil May Cry HD Collection lands in 7th place with about 754,000 sales from April to September 2025.
This falls exactly in the period after the series, which pushed the franchise back into the public eye. Considering that the 5th was also the last installment so far, this is still an impressive achievement. Regular sales on Steam and other platforms likely helped many fans.
Interestingly, in 10th place is Monster Hunter Wilds with nearly 640,000 sales. It sold even slightly worse than Monster Hunter Rise from April to September 2025. However, it should be noted that Wilds was released on February 28, 2025, and at its launch, the game celebrated almost 1.4 million concurrent players on Steam (via Steam). Therefore, the majority of sales occurred before the new fiscal year data.
As can be seen from the example of Devil May Cry, a video game adaptation can be worthwhile even for older titles, and potentially for sequels as well.
What’s next for Devil May Cry? A new installment has not been confirmed yet, but fans of the series can be happy, as the 2nd season is currently in production and is expected to be released in 2026. Dante’s brother Vergil will also finally be included. Another video game adaptation on Netflix can be found here: A new series on Netflix tackles a game series from Ubisoft that fans have missed for 12 years
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ARC Raiders is currently the hit on Steam, PS5, and Xbox. The extraction shooter attracts hundreds of thousands of players just on the PC platform. However, not all of them are teammates you would like to have in a match. One player has the perfect, albeit villainous solution at hand.
What’s going on with matchmaking?
On October 30, ARC Raiders was released and has already attracted over 200,000 players on Steam alone. That’s enough for the Top 5 on the platform. The 24-hour peak over the weekend is even higher with 328,000 (according to SteamDB, as of November 2, 2025).
Currently, however, the focus is on solo and squad balancing, according to the developers, to improve the experience. One player, at least, did not notice much of this in one round.
How bad the mates were: On Reddit, the user yezplz explains that he was thrown into battle solo with a duo. His two mates spoke no English at all, only Spanish, and made an effort to communicate with him.
yezplz states that he at least wanted to somehow communicate through pings and emotes. However, his companions became increasingly aggressive: they looted areas before he arrived, so he wouldn’t get anything. One even supposedly grabbed a probe that he had actually uncovered.
To top it all off, someone in voice chat at some point said: “puta madre [player name]” – which translates to: wanker or son of a whore. That’s when yezplz lost his temper and left, but not without a wicked plan.
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“This should become an accepted strategy”
The user writes that he ran so far away from his team that the voice chat can no longer reach the other two, in order to then call for help. Another team noticed this call.
After he was not immediately shot down, yezplz explains how bad his mates are and offered to lead the other team to them to loot. As a team member, he could not eliminate his mates himself, but could hire other players for that. In short: the other team eliminated the two unfriendly teammates and went home with a lot of gear.
yezplz says that this is “the most evil thing” he has done in the game so far. In the thread itself, one of the “hitmen” chimes in and writes that it was his pleasure and that yezplz’s service was excellent. yezplz receives little criticism; many see his reaction as justified.
Other users share their experiences with ARC Raiders. Although many apparently take a more pacifistic approach, never starting a fight and simply wanting to loot, the game gradually brings out other sides of them.
In a comment, it says that after bleeding out, the prompt appeared: “Maybe it’s time for your villain arc?” Another user explains that those who are too bad at PvP should practice on easy targets: just come after a firefight and clean up.
The friendly, PvP-free game can only work for so long, according to further discussions – still, it is nice that many players in ARC Raiders are open to collaborate across squads, unlike in Hunt or Escape from Tarkov. If you want to enhance your survival chances, you can find 8 beginner tips for ARC Raiders.
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Buying new Pokémon cards is harder than ever. MeinMMO author Paul Kutzner was able to save a lot of money with a simple tip.
Fans of the Pokémon Trading Card Game are currently having a tough time. Although new sets are released regularly, it’s harder than ever to get cards. Provided you don’t want to buy the products at excessively inflated prices and thus support scalpers.
Recently, the new expansion Mega Evolution for the trading card game was released. Since I was interested in this expansion, I wanted to purchase a product related to it. Thanks to a tip, I was able to do so at a fair price.
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Apply, complain, get
Where did I purchase the cards? If you want to buy current card products on Amazon, you can’t just purchase them outright. Instead, you need to apply for an item. Afterward, if you are selected, you will receive an email within 72 hours informing you that you are allowed to purchase the item.
I did this for both a 6-pack booster bundle of the new expansion and for a top trainer box. The booster bundle cost €29.94, and the top trainer box was listed at €52.99. Luckily, I was selected for both items and was allowed to buy them. However, there was a problem with the top trainer box.
To purchase most new trading card game items on Amazon, you need to request an invitation
What was the problem? While the booster bundle had the same price I applied for, the price of the top trainer box increased to €85.98. Fortunately, I had previously read in several posts on Reddit that this could happen. I was prepared accordingly.
What did I do? At the time of application, I took screenshots of the items including the prices. After I ordered the items and they arrived, I contacted Amazon support via chat.
I complained that I applied for the top trainer box at a much lower price and that it was significantly higher at the time I was allowed to order it.
The support responded immediately and assured me that I would receive a refund for the difference. And indeed: after the chat, I received corresponding emails confirming the payment of the difference.
Thus, I was able to purchase both items at a fair price that was not ruined by scalpers.
With these tips, you can also save money when buying cards
What should you pay attention to? If you are interested in such items, make sure they are offered and shipped by Amazon itself and not by third-party sellers. You can recognize this by seeing Amazon listed for both “Shipping” and “Seller” on the item. This information can be found directly under the “Request Invitation” button.
Also, take screenshots at the time you apply for the item or items. Should the items have also increased in price, as in my case, you can still order them and then contact support to claim the difference.
Keep in mind that Amazon is generally not obligated to do this and acts out of goodwill. Also remember that you have to pay the higher price first, and the full amount will be deducted from your account.
If the support dismisses your concern, then keep at it and contact support again.
Once again, fans of World of Warcraft look enviously at Final Fantasy XIV with gritted teeth. Because in Eorzea, you get something that players in Azeroth can only dream of.
The true endgame in MMORPGs often isn’t the toughest bosses or the highest rank in PvP battles – but the appearance of your character. No matter if you call it “templates”, “glamour”, or “transmog”. For many players, customizing their character is the “true endgame”. The more restrictions there are, the more frustrating it becomes.
Final Fantasy XIV is now taking a step that makes other communities envious. Because nearly all glamour restrictions are disappearing.
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What is changing in Final Fantasy XIV? Patch 7.4 will bring a rather interesting feature for all Final Fantasy fans, as the current restrictions for glamour will largely be lifted. This means that in Eorzea, you will be able to wear clothing that doesn’t even match your current job. A feature that fans have long wished for in order to have more freedom in customizing their characters.
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Only weapons are exempt from this. However, this is hardly surprising as class animations and weapon use are closely tied to jobs, and it would look rather odd if other weaponry were used here.
WoW community is jealous but wants to be happy too
The decision that Final Fantasy XIV is making here is making the community of another game quite envious, namely the player base of World of Warcraft. There are still many restrictions on transmog there as well. For all players can only transmog gear that matches their actual armor class. Additionally, there are some cosmetic items.
This is how the WoW community discusses it: Following the announcement of FF XIV, a post immediately appeared in the WoW subreddit, discussing the topic within the WoW community. Most express mild jealousy and believe that WoW should significantly loosen its rules. Because in the past, these rules might have made sense, but now there are so many cosmetic items that everyone can use, that it hardly seems reasonable anymore.
“You can tank in a summer dress, but mages can’t pretend to wear plate.” – BubbleHearthIRL
“I think class-specific transmogs should remain, but the armor type restriction has to go.” – TerrapinMagus
“The restrictions also don’t make visual sense anymore, as besides plate, it’s hardly recognizable whether a piece is chain, leather, or cloth.” – Hexquevara
“I believe we should either have proper rules or none at all. If I’m honest, I like restriction. It stimulates creativity. And there’s just something about recognizing from the silhouette “That’s a warrior” or “That’s a rogue.” But since I can buy armor sets for money and they then work for all my classes or I get cloth or plate sets from the trading post every other month, why do we still have these rules here? (…)” – Sirmalta
At least the World of Warcraft community can still look forward to a few improvements. As with the upcoming expansion Midnight, there will be a larger overhaul of the system. Although currently, no restrictions will be loosened, features are being added that will allow some of you to save hundreds of thousands of gold pieces.
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Fortnite has taken the servers offline for the start of the new “Simpsons” season update. The maintenance brings a new episode to the island along with a new Battle Pass, a new map, weapons, and much more. How long the server downtime lasted and what you should know about the new contents can be found here.
Saturday, 01.11.2025
4:40 PM
Good evening everyone and welcome to our live ticker for the downtime of the Simpsons Season. Expect the servers to be down until at least 10 PM. Until then, you cannot log in or start matches (Source: x.com).
In the meantime, we will follow the downtime and provide you with the most important information about the new season here.
What happens during the server downtime? The servers will be taken offline. During this time, you cannot play Fortnite.
When does theserver downtime in Fortnite start? The servers were taken offline on November 1, 2025, at 4:30 PM.
When can I play Fortnite again? Since this is a major update for the start of a new season, the downtime will last a few hours. Complications could also extend the duration – so stay tuned and check our ticker how the current server status looks. According to leakers, you should be able to log in again around 10 PM if everything goes as planned.
When will the patch notes be released? The patch notes will be published as soon as the servers have been taken offline. However, we have already compiled the most important information you should know about the Simpsons:
If you missed the trailer for the Simpsons, you can catch up on it here:
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Fortnite zeigt in seinem neuesten Trailer das bunte Crossover der Simpsons
The major season of the Simpsons – What is known about it?
What can I expect with the upcoming update? With the upcoming update, the new season of the Simpsons will be released. This season focuses on the yellow beings from Springfield. The dark presence wanted to engulf reality, but suddenly, the aliens from the Simpsons merged reality with the Simpsons.
You can expect a completely new map designed after the likeness of the city “Springfield”. Iconic POIs from the series like Moe’s Bar can be found, and in terms of design, everything has been kept in a cel-shading style – a comic look.
Lastly, there are also new skins in the Battle Pass, including originals from Epic Games that have been designed in the style of the Simpsons. Besides that, there are many familiar faces from the series that you can earn over the days.
We will be live tracking the server downtime and provide you with the most important information and leaks. Did you miss the live event and want to know what happened there? Then we have exactly the right overview for you: Fortnite: Live event for the Simpsons is over – Here’s what you missed
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